Wexford County News

The state says parts of Fred Meijer White Pine Trail State Park in western Michigan are closed due to unsafe conditions following storms and flooding.

A Cadillac man who spent four years in prison before he was cleared of arson has filed a federal lawsuit against Wexford County, three sheriff's deputies and a state police trooper.

Flood waters have been rising for the past few days in Wexford County as the Manistee River hit record levels.

A Cadillac woman was arrested after she was allegedly driving while intoxicated near Cadillac Friday night with her 9-year-old son in the car.

Al Cooper, manager of the Wexford County Road Commission, said his crew started working to close roads as early as Sunday afternoon.

Wexford County has declared a Local State of Emergency. The county has enacted the Emergency Operations Plan to facilitate the widespread flooding.

It was a wild weekend of weather with flooding topping the list of issues along with some chilly temperatures in the forecast.

Osceola and Missaukee Counties were among the areas most affected by electrical interruptions as of 6:40 a.m. Sunday.

Following the Cadillac Area Chamber of Commerce 37th Annual Governor's Breakfast, Gov. Rick Snyder sat down with the Cadillac News to address a few issues having an impact on area residents.

A Wexford County mother was taken into custody Friday night for drunken driving and child endangerment for having her nine-year-old son in the vehicle at the time of the offense, authorities said.

A handful of protesters outside of the center's gate Friday morning had something else they wanted the governor to hear.

Bystanders took car keys from a woman who allegedly was driving while intoxicated with a child in her vehicle Friday night near Cadillac.

Lab results indicated the driver of a sport utility vehicle involved in a collision with a bus carrying Petoskey High School athletes the evening of Jan. 14 was not drunk.

A Cadillac man has been arraigned in 84th District Court in Wexford County and charged with failing to comply with the sex offender registration act.

The Michigan State Police are looking for a hit and run driver after it crashed into a horse drawn vehicle in Wexford County.

A 63-year-old Luther man is under arrest after authorities allege he repeatedly used his car to ram another vehicle off the road in what police say may be related to a love triangle.

Jessica Larae Wentworth, 21, and Matthew Robert Peer, 26, each face multiple felony drug charges in Wexford County.

A millage continues to be a possible solution for replacing an aging 911 system in Wexford County, although county officials question whether voters will be willing to pay extra for next-generation equipment.

Residents and visitors may see and smell smoke miles away from the sites while the burn is occurring and several days afterwards.

That's a lesson Roger Hopkins and Jerry Nilsson know very well, considering the pair recently were awarded for their cooperative efforts in keeping a Cadillac ski trail maintained throughout the past several winters.